Title :
Enhanced scattering from nano-particles trapped in photonic crystal membranes
Author :
Grepstad, Jon Olav ; Kaspar, Peter ; Solgaard, Olav ; Johansen, Ib-Rune ; Sudbø, Aasmund S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
We present simulations showing how light scattered by isolated particles increases by a factor 10, when they are placed in photonic crystal membranes. Exploiting this effect, single nano-particles have been detected with an optical microscope.
Keywords :
light scattering; membranes; nanoparticles; optical microscopes; photonic crystals; isolated particles; light scattering; nanoparticles; optical microscope; photonic crystal membranes; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomembranes; Biosensors; Nanobioscience; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1511-2
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318782
